I've been using FP on my 32 bit PC, but just got a new PC with Windows 7, 64 bit - and I cannot install FP on my machine. I'm using the newest version off of the main page at Sourceforge, but I get the error message: Setup was unable to create the directory C/Program Files/Freeplane.

I've searched the wiki and the forum here and can't find anything that pertains. There's got to be a simple fix for this... what is it!?

might that be an issue of the installed Java Runtime Environment?!If I remember correctly, I had similar problems installing Freeplane on Windows 7 (unfortunately, I do not have access to my corresponding notes at the moment).

Which Java or JRE have you installed? 64 bit?It might be possible that you need 32bit in parallel.

Sorry for not being clearer, in some days when I'm back at the other PC, I might find more details in my notes on the other PC.

Freeplane should work with both Java versions, you need just any of them.The installer does not use Java.I have Windows 7 64 bit and I experience no problems with the installation. So I am afraid I can not help. May be some other users could.

I’m installing as a Standard User, bit Windows is not asking for permission to install.

As far as the target directory, there is a ‘Program Files’ folder, and a ‘Program Files (x86)’ folder in C Drive, both of them containing applications. Does it matter which one I install to? What’s the difference?

I’m am not very knowledgeable about computers, but here are a couple ideas I’m thinking about.

Since the error message states: Setup was unable to create the directory C/Program Files/Freeplane… can I just create the Freeplane folder myself and then do the install?

Also, I found a review of FP on http://www.x64bitdownload.com/downloads ... ecxtv.html, in which the reviewer states: I've been happily using this program on my previous (32bit) computer on Windows and Linux without a hitch. Now on a 64 bit system, a normal installation doesn't work but downloading the zip version, extracting and running the .bat file works…